Category: Sentinel-EBS News
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Monroe Township Public Library
Deena Schleifer of Monroe learns about some of the food offered during the Indian Cultural Festival at the Monroe Township Public Library Saturday. SCOTT FRIEDMAN
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Teen from E. Brunswick wins equestrian title
Taylor Ferguson, riding since age 5, hopes to pursue career in horse industry BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent Above left, Taylor Ferguson of East Brunswick and her horse Star Lantern. Above right, State Board of Agriculture President Roger Kumpel (l) and New Jersey Secretary of Agriculture Douglas H. Fisher (r) honored Taylor Ferguson, pictured with her…
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County slices open space tax, reduces operating budget
Freeholders pursue more shared services in hopes of achieving savings BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer NEW BRUNSWICK — Despite cutting its open space tax, Middlesex County will continue to fund land purchases this year, Freeholder Director Christopher D. Rafano said. The Board of Chosen Freeholderswill reduce the open space tax from 3 cents to…
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Man pleads guilty to sexual assaults in E.B., Old Bridge
A43-year-old former Old Bridge man has pleaded guilty to two counts of sexual assault, admitting he molested two girls on separate occasions in Middlesex County. Robert Morrissey waived his right to trial and admitted sexually assaulting a 6- year-old girl in East Brunswick on one occasion in 2001, and said he sexually assaulted the other…
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East Brunswick man charged in fatal beating
Accused of killing Sayreville woman last year; also charged in recent carjacking An East Brunswick man has been arrested in the fatal beating and robbing of a 55-year-old Sayreville woman in her Winding Wood apartment last summer. Elliot Rivera Jr., 20, who lived an apartment on Main Street, was charged on March 5 with murder,…
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With latest grant, E.B. can soon build field
BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — Plans to install a multiuse playing field for special-needs athletes may progress more rapidly than expected due to another hefty donation from Middlesex County. The Board of Chosen Freeholders recently approved an additional $500,000 in county funds designated for the new field and other improvements. “The extra…
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Water rate hike amounts to avg. $21 more per year
E. Bruns. officials say increase is being passed down from state level BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — Given the recent change in township water service rates, township officials have publicly outlined the contributing factors to the minimal increase. The Township Council unanimously passed a resolution Feb. 22 that will raise water service…
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Police: Man stole credit cards, used them in adjacent stores
EAST BRUNSWICK — Police arrested a man who allegedly stole cash and credit cards from a locker at a local gym and then used the cards to purchase goods at nearby stores. Police were called to the New York Sports Club in the Mid-State Mall on Route 18 at 2:45 p.m. March 4. A 36-year-old…
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“Read Across America Day”
E. Raymond Appleby School students Gabrielle Castelluccio (l-r), Brooke Juhass and Billy Bender pose for pictures while portraying characters from “Cat in the Hat” Friday. The Spotswood school had a full week of activities recognizing “Read Across America Day” and honoring the birthday of Dr. Seuss. ERIC SUCAR staff
